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Upcoming Events
Events Calendar 2008
Energy Contest
Environmental Speaker Series Calendar
Insulating Your Older Home
Solar Homes Tour
Urban Ark Seminar & Tour
15th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser
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All the first place entries.
All the winning art entries
Photos from the awards ceremony
(photos by Shawn P. Fitzgibbons)
Mayor David Cohen presented awards to winners of the Green Decade Coalition's Second Annual Newton Essay and Art Contest for Energy Conservation on Wednesday evening, April 30 at the War Memorial Auditorium at City Hall. The contest sponsors, NSTAR and the Newton Schools Foundation, generously donated prize money totaling $1500 for the essay contest; art contest prize funds were donated by a private group of businesses this year. Prizes were presented by Green Decade president Ana Zarina Asuaje Solon and Energy Committee Chair Eric Olson.
In addition, the Mayor presented an award certificates to four teachers with the largest groups of entrants: Dirk Detlefsen (Countryside Elementary School), Marianne Marks (Oak Hill Middle School), Rhonda Rendulich (Burr Elementary School) and Stacy Pyron of the New Art Center.
Nearly 300 people attended the award ceremony, including the winners, their families, and the contest sponsors and judges. Over 150 students entered this year's contest, with 105 in the art contest and 51 in the essay contest, including 8 students who submitted both essay and artwork.
Newton's energy consumption continues to climb in spite of increased awareness of the harm caused by CO2 emissions and global warming. Newton City government has already made great
strides in reducing energy consumption and is well on the way to reaching it's goal of 20% reduction. Now it is time for the citizens of Newton to follow suit.
The Green Decade's goal is that this annual essay and art contest will inspire Newton residents of all ages to conserve more resources, especially those that cannot be easily replenished.
Essay Contest judges were Martha Cleveland, Jenny Craddock, Martha Cleveland, Ann Dannenberg, Ira Krepchin, Lois Levin, Mary McCarthy, Helen Rittenberg and David Tannozzini. Art Contest judges
were Arlene Bandes, Marcia Cooper, Michele Davis, Beverly Droz, Carolyn Knight and Wendy Lewis. This year's contest coordinators were Amanda Frank for Art and Oleg Kordunskiy for Essay.
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ART Contest |
K - 2
1st Prize: Amrita Shankar, Franklin
2nd Prize: Caroline Saksena, Countryside
3rd Prize (tie): Angela DeNucci & Noelle Quinn, Williams
3rd Prize(tie): Sophia Wilcox-Warren, Cabot
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K - 2
1st Prize: Noah Whiting, Mason Rice
2nd Prize: Will Riley, Cabot
3rd Prize: Caroline Saksena, Countryside
Honorable Mention (4)
Max Schaefer, Burr
Micah Long, Peirce
Lily Durbin, Bowen
Hannah Kiritsy, Bowen |
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Elementary School
1st Prize: Sarah Dahl, Countryside
2nd Prize: Charles Goodfriend, Countryside
3rd Prize: Eliza Beth, Countryside
Honorable Mention (4)
Dianne Lee, Ward
Julia Mount, Countryside
Sam Fidler, Countryside
Jacob Silverman, Angier |
Elementary School
1st Prize: Grace Ledgard, Burr
2nd Prize: Matia Whiting, Mason Rice
3rd Prize: Rachel Tils, Peirce
Honorable Mention (4)
Sarah Dembling, Countryside
Anna Nesgos, Burr
Ann Shattuc, Underwood
Sarah Dahl, Countryside |
Middle School
1st Prize: Jasper Barbash-Taylor, Oak Hill
2nd Prize: Josh Nislick, Oak Hill
3rd Prize: Leah Abercrombie, Oak Hill
Honorable Mention (4)
Ravi Panse, Oak Hill
Josh Sapers, Oak Hill
Karina Alfisher, Oak Hill
Benjamin Kim, Oak Hill |
Middle School
1st Prize: Vivian Liu, Oak Hill
2nd Prize: Elena Byun, Oak Hill
3rd Prize: Melissa, Sullivan, Corwin-Russell School at Broccoli Hall
Honorable Mention (4)
Marina Miller, F. A. Day
Sima Kasraie, Oak Hill
Kelly Lo, Oak Hill
Chloe Fulara, Oak Hil |
High School
1st Prize (tie): Carolyn Ranti, N.North
1st Prize (tie): Daniel Sulkin, N. South |
High School
1st Prize: Angelina Zhou, Newton North
2nd Prize: Phoebe Nesgos, Newton North
3rd Prize: Elizabeth Ruby, Newton North
Honorable Mention (4)
James Perkins Newton North
Jordan Schnee, Newton South
Elizabeth Shrier, Newton North
Daniel Sulkin, Newton South |
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
Shohini Kundu, Amherst Regional Middle School
Andrew Schneider, Oak Hill
Alexandra Palmer, The Winsor School
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